Gasolene-gage.



GASQLENE GAGE. APPLICATION FILED FEE. I0. |916- Patntd July 24, 1.917.

H. P. WOODMW.

HORACE '.P. WOODMAN, OF TBENNINGTON, VERMUNI.

essonne-GAGE.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that 'L Hormon P. Wi'ionMAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bennington, in the county of Bennington `and State of Vermont, have invented new' and useful Improvements -in Grascleneu Gages, of which the following is a speci# fication. f

This invention relates to liquid .level indicators, and is particularly, though not exclusively, adapted for use in connection with gasolene receptacles or tanks.

The invention has for its object to pro vide a. sim le and inexpensive meansl for accurately r eterrnining;F the level of the gas Within the tant: and is adapted to he rendered inoperative when inspection thereof is not. desired.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and. particu larly phinted out in the claims.

Referring to the drawingsz-V f Figure 1 is a vertical section through a liquid rereptacle andindicator embodyinnr this invention, portions-of said receptacle being broken away to save space i'n the drawings.

Fig. 2 is a section taken onfthe line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 a front elevation of the indicating tube protector.

Like numerals refer to views of the drawings.

InI the drawings, is a receptacle or tank for containing liquid surh as gasolene. valve casing;r f' is secured to said receptacle 5 adjacent to the 4upper portion thereof, preferably through 'the top 7 of said re-- cepfacle, said oasiire'ihminpr a iange 8 adapted to engage one face of said top. Screw threads'i) are also provided upon the outer surface of said casingl and are enges:

like parts in all lal screwed against the opposite face of .said top from that engaged by the fin-nge 8'aud thus securely fasten said 'ons infr to the receptacle.

The casingr protrudes into the receptacle for a considerable portion of its length and has in its side wall a lateral orifice 11 con'lrnunieatiug with the interior of said receptacle.

to said receptacle adjacent to the lower portion thereof, preferably in the Specification of Letters Patent.

i the receptacle.

l ed hy a collar or nut 1() which 1s 'nldn'pted to A second valve casing 12- is Patented July let, 1917.

Applicetion Bled February 10, 1916. Serial No. 77,478.

bottom 13, a portion 14 of said casing protruding into said. receptacle.

A flange .l5 1s provided ou said caslng 'to seat against the inner face of s aid bot tom 13. A collar or nut 1G has screw threaded engagement with said casingrt 17 and engages the lower face of the bottom 13; thus securely fasteningr saidv casing to The casings 6 and 12 are provided with co-axially arranged tapered hores 18 and 19 respectively, within `which are adapted to fit Yco-anfially arranged tapered Vvalves 20 and 21 respectively.

VThe valve 2O is arranged tothe held iirrnly within und against its valve seat by a nut 9.2 and washer 23., said nut having screw threaded engagement with a screw threaded portion 2l of said valve, valve 21 is adapted to he held firmly against the seat, preferably oy means of a screw The lower 25 which has srreuT threaded engagement with the smaller end of said valve and is heldin position with relation. thereto by a nut 26 and washer 27, in the usual well known manner. l

The screw 25 'is preferably .-an integral part of a rod 28 which extends upwardly and Vhas at its upper enda reduced squared -V portion 29- adapted to fit into a corresponding"scket 30 in the large end of the valve 20, `whereby When one of the valves is ro tated the other valve will he rotated simuL taneously therewith. The -lowermost valve 21 is provided with a handle 31 by means `of which said valve may be rotated when desired. The handle 31 mayr he attached to the-portion 24 of the valve 20 if desired.

Considerable portions of the valve casings 6 and 12 project beyond the portions of the receptacle to which they iii-o attached and each of said easings is provided with n.

laterally disposed orifice 32 .and 33 respcc.

tively. The orifice 32 is located in the proff-11""v jecting. portion of tlucasing 6.' im The valves 20 and 21 are' each provided no `with a longitudinally 'arrgmged peripheral..V

groove 34 disposed so as to Connect at certantimes in the operation of the device the orifices 11 and 32 in the casing 6 and the orifices 11 and 33 in the casing 12;

A liquid level indicating,i tube 35 is c0nneet-ed at its upper end with theV orifice 32 and at its lower end with the orifioe and iseonstructedand arranged to communicate .wlth the interior of the receptacle 5 when the grooves 34, 54C 'are .alining with their respective orifices. vThe tube preferably consists of a transparent section 36, preferably glass, which is eonnectedat .its upper end to the valvecasing (13 by a metallic conAv necting tubel 37 joined to said transparent tube by a union 38.

The loweiffend of the tube connected with the casing 12in' a nietallietube 39 joined to said tubes 'by a union 40. tector tube ll s), 'rounds the glass tubi? 5156 between the unions 3S and 40 .and has in tliefront face thereof a. slot 42 extendii'isr longitudinally"thereof for the greater' portionf its length, in order to permit the level of the liquid within said tube' to be visible from the exterior thereof.

i. A floatI lie arranged within the trans'- parent section 36 so esto enable the observer to more readily detcrniinethc level of the. liquid therein. VVhe-n it is desired to determine thelevel of the liquid Within the receptacle 5 the handle 3l of the'loiv'er valve 2l is moved until the grooves 34 in both of v the valves aline with their respective orifices, thereby permitting theJ` liqiiid in the receptacle to flow therethrough into the indicator tube and seele; a level which is equal to the level of the liquid within the receptacle.

'This ma be left open during the filling of the recep Aticle or `i't may be opened each time the ope ator wishes to determine how much liquid bigfuel there is in the' tank but at other times it desirable that the vulves Abe closed, and therefore' the handle is turned so as to shut oli all C oiv inunication betweenl f Said 'recej'itnclm :1 Iowl indu-ating tube conthe 'indicatinr tube/ani.l the receptacle, thus inl case of ii collision or accident which might (lesti'oy or, dannige th glass tube 36, none of the oil 'within the receptacle 5 would be permitted to'csczipe. By connecting the two valves 2O and 2l together, the

Simultaneous operationbf then'i both will be The protector: tube 41 is preferably graduated toindioate the number of gallo-ns in Havingl thus described my inventionwhat I claim and desire by Letters Patent to' se cureis:

A piawffwvalve zuljaeoul to the bottoni thereof, a portion of' with the interior of said receptacle, a liquid level indicating tube connected ivith said casing', and a `rotary valve arranged in said casing' and provided with a longitudinalpciipheral groove adapted toA connect said orifice with said tube, whereby communication between said tube and said receptacle may be had.

l` he combi nation of a liquid receptacle,

casiattnehed to said receptacle said valve casing protruding into said receptacle and a portion thereof projecting .from said receptacle, both the protruding and the projecting' portions of said casing having a laterally disposed orifice, `illiquid A level indicating tube having communication with the top of said receptacle and through the orifice .in the projecting 'poition of said valve casing, and a rotary valve arranged in said casing and provided with a longitudinal peripheral groove adapted to conneet together the orifices yin the projecting and protrudingport-ions ofv said casing, whereby liquid will be permitted to flow from said receptacle to said tube.

, 2l. '.lhe combination of a liquid receptacle,

a valve casing attached tosaid receptacle 'adjacent to the bottom thereof, |1J-portion o f said valve casing' protruding into sind receptacle and provided with un orifice communicating with the interior of' said receptacle, a second valve casing attached to said receptacle adjacent tothe top thereof and having: a portion protruding into said roeeptarle, said j )rolrpflmg portion ha vingr an orifice conimunicalmg` willi the iul'oi'lor of duce a simultaneous movement thereof.

In testimony whereof I- lieve hereunto set my hand `1n presence of two subscribing HORACE I. VVOODMAN.

lllVitnesses: I I Y CHARLES S. (loomNG, -Ciia'ani'is S.. KnHoE.

f Witnesses. l. The combination of i liquid receptacle,

v :i valve casing secured to said receptacle 

